The 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base is home to the KC-135 Stratotanker, a refueling plane that has helped ...

All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 aerial tanker that crashed in Iraq on March 12 have been confirmed dead.

A KC-135 Stratotanker supporting US operations linked to the Iran conflict crashed in Iraq. The incident has drawn attention ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F16 plane during Operation Epic Fury. A KC-135 crashed in Iraq earlier this week. There are ...

KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) program office at Tinker AFB, Okla., said that it expects to issue a solicitation in May after […] ...

Aerial refueling is the backbone of American expeditionary power. Tankers extend range, sustain combat aircraft on station, and support global mobility networks. The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus entered ...

Six US Airmen were killed in a KC-135 crash in Iraq following an apparent midair collision involving two refueling aircraft, ...

Six crew members killed aboard a KC-135 that crashed in Iraq on Thursday—the most recent casualties of the war on Iran—likely had no parachutes, which were removed from the venerable tanker aircraft ...

Despite past accidents, it remains reliable, with continuous upgrades, while gradually being replaced by the KC-46 Pegasus.

The KC-135 crash is the fourth American military aircraft lost during the US-Israeli war on Iran. Earlier, three F-15 fighter jets were lost due to friendly fire over Kuwait, US officials said.

An investigation continues after six U.S. service members were killed when their KC-135 plane crashed in western Iraq. Here's what to know.

According to CENTCOM, the incident was “not due to hostile or friendly fire" and occurred during Operation Epic Fury.